January 15, 2009 David Hutchings, Ambassador of Canada to Bosnia and Herzegovina, will discuss career opportunities in the Foreign Service during a public presentation at the University of Prince Edward Island on Tuesday, January 20, at 4 p.m. in the Main Building Faculty Lounge. During a presentation entitled 'A Career without Borders: Perspective from a Canadian Ambassador,'...

The Diversity Office at the University of Prince Edward Island will hold its first annual Diversity Week from January 19 to 24. Ruth Freeman, coordinator of the Diversity Office, envisions the week as an opportunity to explore and share the increasing diversity of the university community. 'The spirit of diversity recognizes, acknowledges and celebrates what makes us different from one...

The Tourism Research Centre (TRC) at UPEI's School of Business today announced the release of a report based on Visitor Exit Survey results from July 2007 to June 2008. In this report, the TRC compared visitors to PEI based on their home province, state, or country. 'This report examines, by visitor origin, their activities, where they stay and for how long, and if they have been here...

The University of Prince Edward Island is reaching out to senior high school, college and university students who are interested in obtaining extra support and guidance as they move forward to the next stage of their education. Through the Webster Centre for Teaching and Learning, students who find themselves on uncertain footing have access to two programs that can help them: STEP, which...

Frances Moore Lappé, founder of the Small Planet Institute, will speak about globalization, trade and world hunger, with a focus on the role of women in food production, on January 7 from 7 to 9 p.m., in the Duffy Science Centre's amphitheatre (Room 135) at the University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI). Lappé's talk is one of two in January in the UPEI international...

Ryan Gallant in front of Parliament BuildingAs part of his campaign to become CBC TV's Canada's Next Great Prime Minister, Ryan Gallant, a native of St. Ann's, PEI, and a graduate of UPEI, has organized a community event in Charlottetown to highlight the importance of PEI's new transit network. Gallant's event, "Take the Transit" Day, will see green-clad...

The Tourism Research Centre at the University of Prince Edward Island has released its first comprehensive report on the visitor exit survey for 2007-2008. This survey was distributed for a full year and was designed to capture information about PEI's visitors year-round instead of just summer visitors. The results presented in the report concern pleasure visitors who spent at least one...

In a recent address to the Tourism Industry Association of PEI, Joe Veneto, international tourism management consultant and author of 'The Travel Packaging System,' revealed that the number one secret to packaging success is not only to think like a customer, but also to 'use research.' To that end, a newly released report on travel packages by the Tourism Research Centre...

The Auxiliary of the PEI Family Services Bureau has established an award in memory of long-time member Louise Haszard for UPEI students whose studies prepare them for a career in education, health or social services. After almost 50 years of service to their community, the group will disband, but its influence will continue to be felt through this award created in perpetuity. An...

Two groups of fourth-year UPEI business students taking a strategic management course gained first-hand experience working in the real-life business world this semester. The students took the course, a requirement for their degrees, from business professors Gary Evans and Juergen Krause. The course provides business students with opportunities to explore strategic thinking, analysis and...